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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
Amoris Laetitia a remarkable gift for the Church: Archbishop Costelloe
The beauty of the family, based on the indissoluble marriage between a man and a woman, and the fragile realities and challenges facing married couples today, was the focus of Pope Francis’ 2016 Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia, The Joy of Love, released in April.
Finding solace in faith in the face of hardship: This is Philip Lako’s story
Born in a village north of the capital Juba, Mr Lako was taken at the age of ten – along with many other boys – by the South Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA), under the guise of providing them with an education.
Overcoming terrorism
In the context of a rising trend in global terrorist attacks over the past 15 years, the year 2016 has been no exception.
Catholic Education WA – 2016 in review
It goes without saying that 2016 has been a busy year for Catholic Education in Western Australia and the Archdiocese of Perth.
Living life in tune
If you are one of the hundreds of parishioners who enjoy the powerful voice of Cantor Joshua Adams at St Mary’s Cathedral each week, you had better enjoy it while you can.
A place offering hope and life. Pregnancy Assistance celebrates 20 years of service
There is a great story to be told about the vintage house at 195 Lord Street, Perth.
The cleric and the bushranger; Perth priest part of historical siege at Glenrowan
More than 135 years after his death, bushranger Ned Kelly remains as popular a figure as ever.
Local context the key to relations between wartime Archbishops
Archbishop Daniel Mannix in Melbourne and Archbishop Patrick Clune in Perth, were divided not only by the distance between their archdioceses, but by their conflicting positions on Conscription – which the Australian government put to referenda in 1916 and 1917 – and Irish independence.
PADRE PIO RELICS: Thousands gather to venerate ‘Saint of Mercy’
The life of Italian Saint Pio of Pietrelcina – also known as Padre Pio, touched the lives of thousands of Perth Catholics, following the visit of his relics to St Mary’s Cathedral in October this year.
Children in Nollamara and Armadale put best feet forward for Catholic Mission Socktober
Members of the children’s liturgy at Nollamara Parish recently donned a collection of brightly coloured socks to help raise money for education projects in Cambodia.
